5 Steps to Cracking the Code for a High-Performance Home
As a model of energy savings, water conservation, indoor comfort and health, and use of on-site renewable energy, The New American Home 2024 offers valuable lessons
Which Green Building Practices Are Home Builders Using Most?
A recent report reveals which green-building practices are most popular among single-family home builders and remodelers
Public Comment Period Opens for National Green Building Standard Updates
The 45-day public comment period for draft 2 of the 2024 NGBS begins on April 12, 2024
5 Findings About Heat Pumps
Pinpointing whether heat pumps are a good investment is tricky. A recent report from the National Renewable Energy Lab aims to cut through the complexity
40 Finalists Selected to Advance in DOE's 2024 Solar Decathlon
The U.S. Department of Energy's annual design challenge recognizes collegiate cutting-edge, zero energy building designs
The New American Home 2024: Modern Features, Timeless Comfort
Explore the design elements and unique, luxe details that combine to create a sense of comfort and relaxed indoor/outdoor living in The New American Home 2024
Labor + Trade Relations
Solar Industry's Hiring 'Pause'
In 2018, the solar industry lost 8,000 positions…
This Week's Codes and Standards, February 4
The role of solar carports in implementing Title 24 mandates, a car-free in Oslo, eco-friendly insulation alternatives, builder using wellness software for healthier homes, and relaxed environmental compliance requirements for guaranteed worker wages and benefits
Net Zero
Zero Net Energy Readiness—California Pioneers, Others Following
More states than just California are on the road to zero net energy home building in their codes, and builders may be closer than they think to achieving those standards
Innovation
Is This What Housing's Future Looks Like?
A new, award-winning concept home seeks to deliver “the future of how new homes will be built”
Codes + Standards
This Week's Codes and Standards, January 28
The latest news in residential construction building codes and standards including snow remediation hazard analysis, wildfire preparedness, and more
Energy Efficiency
Getting Some Air: Blower Door FAQ
Training consultant Sam Myers answers six of the most frequently asked questions he encounters at blower door test seminars.
The chief…
Solar
Solar Is Now Standard for This Roofing Giant
The largest roofing manufacturing company in the world, Standard Industries, is going solar. Its launch of solar startup GAF Energy "aims to…
Why 2018 IECC Is Best for Consumers, Fair to Builders
The 2018 IECC building code was negotiated and agreed upon by the …
Builder Talks Effective Branding
Seattle-based high-performance builder Dwell Development's marketing strategy…
Codes + Standards
Builders Talk Energy Code Obstacles
Cost and the shortage of labor were recently cited as the top two challenges builders face when constructing new homes to meet energy codes,…
